Hidden Bibliographic Details
| ISBN: | 9780472025213
047202521X
0472116738
9780472116737
1282591509
9781282591509
9786612591501
6612591501
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-139) and index.
English.
Description based on print version record.
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| Summary: | "The Unknown Odysseus is a study of how Homer creates two versions of his hero, one who is the triumphant protagonist of the revenge plot and another, more subversive, anonymous figure whose various personae exemplify an entirely different set of assumptions about the world through which each hero moves and about the shape and meaning of human life. Separating the two perspectives allows us to see more clearly how the poem's dual focus can begin to explain some of the notorious difficulties readers have encountered in thinking about the Odyssey. In The Unknown Odysseus, Thomas Van Nortwick offers the most complete exploration to date of the implications of Odysseus' divided nature, showing how it allows Homer to explore the riddles of human identity in a profound way that is not usually recognized by studies focusing on only one "real" hero in the narrative. This new perspective on the epic enriches the world of the poem in a way that will interest both general readers and classical scholars."--Jacket.
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| Other form: | Print version: The unknown Odysseus Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2009. 9780472116737 (cloth : alk. paper)
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| Standard no.: | 10.3998/mpub.330831
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